An unusual cause of hemiplegia in a 28-year-old woman.

This article reports a case of a 28-year-old woman, who had no obvious underlying risk factor, presenting with ischaemic stroke. Further investigation with cerebral angiography found intracranial carotid stenosis and prominent collateral vessels in keeping with Moyamoya disease. PMID: 24022555 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24022555?dopt=Abstract

Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - September 1, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: H Tam H, Amiras D, Patel M, Win Z Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research